| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To make bitter; hence, to make distressing or more distressing; to make sad, morose, sour, or malignant.[Websters] 2. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: imbittering, imbittered, imbitters, imbitterer, imbitterers, imbitteringly and imbitteredly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "IMBITTER" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1658. (references) |
| Note: Imbitter \Im*bit"ter\, transitive verb. [imperative past participle Imbittered; present participle verb or noun Imbittering.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: IMBITTER
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Verb] To make bitter. | 2: [Verb] To make unhappy or grievous; to render distressing. The sins of youth often imbitter old age. Grief imbitters our enjoyments. | 3: [Verb] To exasperate; to make more severe, poignant or painful. The sorrows of true penitence are imbittered by a sense of our ingratitude to our Almighty Benefactor. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
